Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Aug. 29
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will visit Germany on Aug. 29, the Turkmen government said in a message Aug. 29.
Berdimuhamedov is expected to meet with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a part of the visit, said the message.
The visit is a clear evidence of significantly intensified interstate dialogue over the recent years, the dynamics, development of which confirm the mutual intention of the parties to give their traditional partnership long-term and mutually beneficial character.
The Turkmen-German business forum is also expected to be held within the visit. Representatives of Germany’s business circles, interested in expanding their participation in dynamically developing Turkmen market, are invited to take part in the event.
Germany is one of Turkmenistan’s main trade and economic partners.
“The next Turkmen-German meeting is an important step in the expansion of interstate cooperation in a multilateral format, first of all, within the framework of Turkmenistan’s actively developing partnerships with the EU member countries, on the platform of major international organizations, including the OSCE and the UN,” said a message from Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary (TDH) state news agency.
Over the recent years, trade turnover between the two countries increased by 11 percent.
More than 60 business entities with German capital opened their branches and representative offices in Turkmenistan.